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Apple could announce plans this month to swap out Intel chips with its own processors in Mac computers, a new report says. The tech giant is getting ready to make the switch official at its Worldwide Developers Conference that starts on June 22, Bloomberg News reported Tuesday. The annual event will be held online because …

“In a way, everything is technology,” noted one of the world’s greatest economic historians, Fernand Braudel, in his monumental study Civilization and Capitalism. “Not only man’s most strenuous endeavors but also his patient and monotonous efforts to make a mark on the external world; not only the rapid changes . . . but also the slow improvements in …

A group of House Democrats have announced their backing for a Federal Trade Commission probe into Chinese app TikTok, joining Republicans who have warned of possible security and privacy issues with the app. The Democrats, who are members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, wrote in a letter Thursday that they supported an FTC …

When you’re sharing your mirror selfies with an audience of millions, it’s not enough just to have a great outfit — your smartphone’s got to look stylish, too. And for many celebrities, from Bella Hadid to Dua Lipa, that means a Wildflower case. The brainchild of Los Angeles sisters Devon and Sydney Carlson, the tech …

Silicon Valley-based software company Palantir is following Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s lead and openly considering leaving the “increasing intolerance and monoculture” of California, its co-founder said. Speaking during an appearance Monday on “Axios on HBO,” CEO Alex Karp said the company was “getting close” to deciding whether it would leave the Golden State. Karp was …

Big tech companies such as Facebook and Google have touted their efforts to help small businesses struggling during the coronavirus pandemic — but those efforts may eventually take customers away from the small businesses they were supposed to help, according to a new report. Facebook and Instagram Shops were announced this week to help shuttered …

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg called China’s social-media censorship “really dangerous” during an online debate Monday, adding that “the best antidote” to the Chinese Communist Party’s model is “a clear regulatory framework that comes out of Western democratic countries.” Speaking to the European Union’s internal market commissioner Thierry Breton, Zuckerberg said he was worried about China’s …

Who would’ve thought a cupcake could be so cutting edge? Baked goods enthusiasts looking to satisfy their sweet tooth amid the coronavirus pandemic can expect to catch some rays soon at Magnolia Bakery, which is installing futuristic-looking portals and purple-hued ceiling lights that will drench patrons and workers in potentially disease-destroying far-ultraviolet light. “Magnolia is …

US restrictions against Huawei could devastate the Chinese technology giant and escalate tensions between Beijing and Washington already heightened amid the coronavirus pandemic. The Commerce Department issued new guidelines on Friday barring any non-American chipmaker from supplying Huawei Technologies Co. without first getting approval from the US government. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., the world’s largest …

Federal and state authorities are mulling antitrust lawsuits against Google after investigating the tech giant’s dominance of online advertising, reports say. The US Department of Justice could sue Google as soon as this summer, while a group of state attorneys general separately probing the company may bring their own case by the fall, according to …